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1956–57 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
1956–57 season
PresidentJoaquim Ferreira Bogalho
(until 30 March 1957)
Maurício Vieira de Brito
Head coachOtto Glória
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão1st
Taça de PortugalWinners
Latin CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: José Águas (30)
All: José Águas (33)
Biggest winBenfica 10–1 Barreirense
(10 March 1957)
Biggest defeatPorto 3–0 Benfica
(6 January 1957)

The 1956–57 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 53th season in existence and the club's 23th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 September 1956 to 30 August 1957. Benfica competed in the Primeira Divisão, the Taça de Portugal and in the Latin Cup.

In the third under manager Otto Glória. Benfica won the Primeira Divisão for the ninth time, overcoming mid-season setbacks to finish ahead of Porto, with José Águas claiming the league's top-scorer title with 30 goals. The team also won the Taça de Portugal, completing a domestic double with a 3–1 victory over S.C. Covilhã in the final. Benfica finished the season in the Latin Cup, reaching the final in Madrid, where they were defeated 1–0 by Real Madrid.

Season summary

Benfica entered the season seeking to reclaim the league title after failing to retain it in the previous campaign. Manager Otto Glória remained in charge for a third consecutive season. The off-season featured several departures, but only one player joined the squad, Palmeiro Antunes.

Benfica began the season in Évora against Lusitano de Évora, winning 2–1.[1] In the next match, Benfica hosted Sporting in the Derby de Lisboa, drawing 1–1.[2] Next, the team visited S.C. Covilhã, winning 3–1, with José Águas scoring twice.

On 7 October, Benfica hosted Porto in O Clássico, winning 3–2.[3] The team won its next two matches but ended October with a 2–2 draw against Belenenses at the Estádio do Restelo, closing the month in first place with a two-point lead.[4] The team responded with a win over Atlético, but in the following matchday dropped points in an away draw with Oriental. Two subsequent victories over Barreirense and Vitória de Setúbal allowed Benfica to extend its lead at the top to three points.[5]

Benfica opened December with a 3–0 win over Torreense, but this was followed by a run of negative results, drawing with Académica and Lusitano de Évora, and losing 1–0 to Sporting in the Derby de Lisboa at the Estádio José Alvalade.[6] The team ended the year with a 6–0 win over S.C. Covilhã, closing 1956 level on points with Porto.

The new year began with a decisive clash against Porto at the Estádio das Antas, where Benfica lost 3–0 and dropped to third place, level on points with Belenenses.[7] In their next two matches, the team scored ten goals and won both, but in a home match against Belenenses, Benfica drew 2–2 after leading with a two-goal advantage at half-time, remaining one point behind leaders Porto.[8] In February, Benfica won all three of its league fixtures, climbing to first place after a victory over Vitória de Setúbal combined with Porto's defeat to Belenenses.[9]

Benfica began March by hosting Barreirense and winning 10–1, extending its lead to two points with two matches remaining after Porto were held to a draw by Atlético.[10] A surprising draw in the following visit to Torreense reopened the title race, reducing Benfica's advantage to a single point. On 31 March, Benfica beat Académica 2–0, securing the league title.[11] José Águas finished as the league's top scorer with 30 goals.

After securing the league championship, Benfica turned its attention to the Taça de Portugal. The team defeated Caldas S.C. in the round of 16 and then met Torreense in the quarter-finals. After two draws, a replay was held on 9 May, with Benfica winning 4–0,[12] advancing to the semi-finals, where they beat Barreirense 5–0 on aggregate. On 2 July, Benfica faced S.C. Covilhã in the final, winning 3–1 and completing the domestic double.[13]

Having claimed both national trophies, Benfica travelled to Madrid to compete in the Latin Cup, seeking a historic treble. In the semi-finals, the Portuguese champions faced French league winners Saint-Étienne, winning 1–0 with a goal from Fernando Caiado before a crowd of 100,000.[14] In the other semi-final, hosts Real Madrid defeated title holders AC Milan 5–1. On 23 July, Benfica faced Real Madrid at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in the final, taking on the Spanish and back-to-back European champions. Benfica lost 1–0 to a goal by Alfredo Di Stéfano in the 50th minute, shortly before Zézinho was sent off for pulling an opponent's shirt.[15]

The season concluded with an extended tour of Brazil and two fixtures in the United States, at a time when international friendlies held considerable prestige. Benfica played nine matches in total, recording three wins, four draws and two defeats against Brazilian opposition. The most notable encounter was a 3–2 loss to Santos, featuring a young Pelé, with all matches drewing significant attention in the Portuguese press.[16]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Divisão 9 September 1956 31 March 1957 26 17 7 2 75 25 +50 065.38
Taça de Portugal 18 April 1957 2 June 1957 8 5 3 0 18 4 +14 062.50
Latin Cup 20 June 1957 23 June 1957 2 1 0 1 1 1 +0 050.00
Total 36 23 10 3 94 30 +64 063.89

Primeira Divisão

Main article: 1956–57 Primeira Divisão

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Benfica (C) 26 17 7 2 75 25 +50 41 Qualification to European Cup preliminary round and Latin Cup
2 Porto 26 18 4 4 86 23 +63 40
3 Belenenses 26 13 7 6 74 50 +24 33
4 Sporting CP 26 12 7 7 62 28 +34 31
5 Lusitano de Évora 26 13 4 9 57 51 +6 30
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWWWWDWDWWWDDLWLWWDWWWWDW
Position76311111111111223222221111
Source: ForaDeJogo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

9 September 1956 1 Lusitano de Évora 1–2 Benfica Évora
Fialho 71' (pen.) Report 1' Palmeiro
65' Coluna		 Stadium: Campo Estrela
Referee: Braga Barros
16 September 1956 2 Benfica 1–1 Sporting Lisbon
Águas 77' (pen.) Report Pompeu 57' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Abel Macedo Pires
30 September 1956 3 Covilhã 1–3 Benfica Covilhã
Suárez 80' Report 47', 76' Águas
70' Santos		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto
Referee: Fernando Guerra
7 October 1956 4 Benfica 3–2 Porto Lisbon
Isidro 2'
Águas 47' (pen.)
Palmeiro 72'		 Report 25' (pen.), 88' Hernâni Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Braga Barros
14 October 1956 5 CUF 2–3 Benfica Barreiro
Sérgio 1'
Pireza 43'		 Report 33', 64' Águas
69' Salvador		 Stadium: Estádio Dr. Manuel de Mello
Referee: Paulo de Oliveira
21 October 1956 6 Benfica 1–0 Caldas Lisbon
Palmeiro 83' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Libertino Domingues
28 October 1956 7 Belenenses 2–2 Benfica Belém
Miranda 15'
Matateu 61'		 Report 21' Salvador
65' Caiado		 Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Referee: Joaquim Campos
4 November 1956 8 Benfica 4–0 Atlético Lisbon
Cavém 36', 66'
Águas 65' Isidro 75'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Jaime Pires
11 November 1956 9 Oriental 1–1 Benfica Lisbon
António Leitão 30' Report 75' (pen.) Águas Stadium: Estádio Engenheiro Carlos Salema
Referee: Eduardo Gouveia
18 November 1956 10 Benfica 4–0 Vitória de Setúbal Lisbon
Cavém 1'
Salvador 14', 89'
Caiado 76'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Abel da Costa
25 November 1956 11 Barreirense 2–4 Benfica Barreiro
Faia 22', 69' (pen.) Report 27', 52' (pen.), 71' Águas
Coluna 64'		 Stadium: Estádio Dr. Manuel de Mello
Referee: Inocêncio Calabote
2 December 1956 12 Benfica 3–0 Torreense Lisbon
Cavém 43'
Águas 53', 65'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: António Calheiros
9 December 1956 13 Académica 0–0 Benfica Coimbra
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Coimbra
Referee: Inocêncio Calabote
16 December 1956 14 Benfica 2–2 Lusitano de Évora Lisbon
Pegado 30'
Caiado 36'		 Report 8', 80' Batalha Stadium: Estádio da Luz
23 December 1956 15 Sporting 1–0 Benfica Lisbon
Sarmento 17' Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Referee: Inocêncio Calabote
30 December 1956 16 Benfica 6–0 Covilhã Lisbon
Salvador 1', 13', 50', 88'
Águas 72', 73'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Braga Barros
6 January 1957 17 Porto 3–0 Benfica Porto
Jaburú 22'
José Maria 59'
Hernâni 90'		 Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Referee: Paulo de Oliveira
13 January 1957 18 Benfica 6–0 CUF Lisbon
Águas 46', 48', 57' (pen.), 84', 87'
Salvador 71'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
20 January 1957 19 Caldas 1–4 Benfica Caldas da Rainha
Sarrazola 65' Report 3', 62' Cavém
Águas 26', 43'
27 January 1957 20 Benfica 2–2 Belenenses Lisbon
Salvador 11'
Águas 27'		 Report 54' Di Pace
83' Bezerra		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Hermínio Soares
3 February 1957 21 Atlético 0–5 Benfica Lisbon
Report 52', 60' Chipenda
70', 85' Coluna
75' (pen.) Águas		 Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha
10 February 1957 22 Benfica 3–0 Oriental Lisbon
Cavém 22', 58'
Águas 82' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
24 February 1957 23 Vitória de Setúbal 2–3 Benfica Setúbal
Jacinto 20'
Miguel 45'		 Report 22' Coluna
51' Pegado
60' Cavém		 Stadium: Campo dos Arcos
10 March 1957 24 Benfica 10–1 Barreirense Lisbon
Águas 4', 5', 48' (pen.), 55'
Caiado 30'
Salvador 32', 81'
Palmeiro 54', 57'
Cavém 78'		 Report 60' Amândio Stadium: Estádio da Luz
13 March 1957 25 Torreense 1–1 Benfica Torres Vedras
Morais 75' Report 20' Águas
31 March 1957 26 Benfica 2–0 Académica Lisbon
Pegado 52'
Salvador 55'		 Report André Red card Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Vieira da Costa

Taça de Portugal

Round of 16

18 April 1957 First leg Benfica 0–0 Caldas Lisbon
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
21 April 1957 Second leg Caldas 0–3
(0–3 agg.)		 Benfica Caldas da Rainha
Report Leonel Pegado
José Águas		 Stadium: Campo da Mata
Referee: Álvaro Rodrigues

Quarter-Finals

25 April 1957 First leg Torreense 1–1 Benfica Torres Vedras
Report 37' Manuel Azevedo Stadium: Estádio Manuel Marques
Referee: Eduardo Gouveia
28 April 1957 Second leg Benfica 2–2
(3–3 agg.)		 Torreense Lisbon
Manuel Azevedo 64'
Francisco Calado 84'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Joaquim Campos
9 May 1957 Replay Benfica 4–0
(7–3 agg.)		 Torreense Lisbon
Cavém 17'
Pegado 59'
Manuel 72 o.g.'
Manuel Azevedo 77'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Tapadinha
Referee: Paulo de Oliveira

Semi-Finals

12 May 1957 First leg Barreirense 0–1 Benfica Barreiro
Report 13' Salvador Martins Stadium: Estádio Dr. Manuel de Mello
Referee: Mário Mendonça
19 May 1957 Second leg Benfica 4–0
(5–0 agg.)		 Barreirense Lisbon
Azevedo 28'
Calado 34'
Antunes 48'
Coluna 71'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Álvaro Rodrigues

Final

2 June 1957 Benfica 3–1 Covilhã Lisbon
Martins 12'
Águas 15'
Coluna 87'		 Report 19' Pires Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Referee: Francisco Guerra

Latin Cup

Main article: 1957 Latin Cup

Semi-Final

20 June 1957 Benfica 1–0 Saint-Étienne Madrid, Spain
19:30 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 80,000[17]
Referee: Daniel Zariquiegui Izco (Spain)

Final

23 June 1957 Real Madrid 1–0 Benfica Madrid, Spain
21:30 UTC+1 Di Stéfano 50' Report Red card Zézinho Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 90,000[17]
Referee: Marcel Lequesne (France)

Friendlies

2 September 1956
Inauguration of the Castelo Branco Municipal Stadium		 Benfica 0–1 Covilhã Castelo Branco
[18] Stadium: Estádio Municipal Vale do Romeiro
17 February 1957
Atlético Festival		 Benfica 0–2 Belenenses
[19]
10 April 1957
José Ricardo Domingues Júnior Cup		 Benfica 4–1 BENFICA (aspirants)
[20]
30 June 1957 Benfica 2–5 Vasco da Gama Lisbon
Águas 21', 75'
[21] 19' Sabará
46' Pinga
63' Lizinho
69', 71' Walter		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Joaquim Campos
6 July 1957 Flamengo 1–1 Benfica Rio de Janeiro
Duca 1'
[22] 45' Águas Stadium: Maracanã Stadium
Attendance: 60000
Referee: Gama Melcher
13 July 1957 Flamengo 0–0 Benfica Rio de Janeiro
[23] Red card Manuel Serra Stadium: Maracanã Stadium
Attendance: 60000
Referee: Gama Melcher
17 July 1957 América 1–1 Benfica Rio de Janeiro
Romeiro 18'
Canário Red card 40'
Lucio Red card 40'		 [24] 71' Coluna Stadium: Maracanã Stadium
Referee: Frederico Lopes
23 July 1957 Santos 3–2 Benfica Santos
Pelé 7'
Tite 32', 43'		 [25] 26' Cavém
54' Águas		 Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Dino Pacini
25 July 1957 Palmeiras 0–3 Benfica São Paulo
[26] 89' (pen.) Águas Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
Attendance: 30000
Referee: João Rodrigues
28 July 1957 Bahia 4–1 Benfica Bahia
[27] Stadium: Estádio Octávio Mangabeira
Referee: Cavalcanti Brito
30 July 1957 Bahia 1–2 Benfica Bahia
Carlito 51' [28] 9' Águas
20' Cavém		 Stadium: Estádio Octávio Mangabeira
Referee: Cavalcanti Brito
2 August 1957 Santa Cruz 1–1 Benfica Recife
Paraiba 42' [29] 28' Palmeiro Stadium: Estádio do Arruda
Attendance: 18000
Referee: Paulo Simões
4 August 1957 Tuno Lusa 1–3 Benfica Belém
Juvenil 42' [30] Águas
Azevedo
Cavém		 Stadium: Estádio Evandro Almeida
7 August 1957 New England team 0–10 Benfica Fall River
[31] 10' Coluna
18' Caiado
27', 30' Águas
33' (o.g.) Bernardo
49' Salvador
58', 78' Pegado
68' Azevedo
88' Palmeiro		 Stadium: Mark's Stadium
Attendance: 15000
11 August 1957 NASL team 2–7 Benfica New York
Mac Laughlin 81'
Gulhot 83'		 [32] 28', 68', 69' Águas
31', 67' Cavém
70' Azevedo
74' Chipenda		 Stadium: Downing Stadium
Referee: James Maclean

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Otto Glória (manager).

Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1956-57 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Divisão Taça de Portugal Latin Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Portugal POR Costa Pereira 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1 GK Portugal POR José Bastos 32 0 26 0 4 0 2 0
MF Portugal POR Artur Santos 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0
DF Portugal POR Jacinto Marques 24 0 19 0 5 0 0 0
DF Mozambique MOZ José Naldo 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
DF Portugal POR Mário João 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Portugal POR Ângelo Martins 31 0 23 0 6 0 2 0
3 DF Portugal POR Manuel Serra 13 0 3 0 8 0 2 0
4 DF Portugal POR Zézinho 11 0 5 0 4 0 2 0
MF Portugal POR Leonel Pegado 27 5 21 3 6 2 0 0
5 MF Portugal POR Alfredo Abrantes 29 0 24 0 3 0 2 0
6 MF Portugal POR Fernando Caiado 19 4 15 4 2 0 2 0
7 MF Portugal POR Francisco Calado 19 3 12 0 5 2 2 1
FW Portugal POR António Mendes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Angola ANG Chipenda 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
FW Portugal POR Isidro Santos 10 3 10 3 0 0 0 0
FW Portugal POR Joaquim Santana 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Portugal POR Manuel Azevedo 5 4 0 0 5 4 0 0
FW Portugal POR Palmeiro Antunes 8 3 4 2 4 1 0 0
FW Portugal POR Salvador Martins 31 15 24 13 7 2 0 0
8 FW Portugal POR Francisco Palmeiro 8 3 5 3 1 0 2 0
10 FW Portugal POR Mário Coluna 29 7 20 5 7 2 2 0
9 FW Portugal POR José Águas 34 33 25 30 7 3 2 0
11 FW Portugal POR Domiciano Cavém 32 11 22 10 8 1 2 0

Transfers

In

Position Player From Fee Ref
FW Palmeiro Antunes CUF Undisclosed

Out

Position Player To Fee Ref
DF Fernando Gato Estoril Praia Undisclosed
DF Rogério Caldas S.C. Undisclosed
MF Augusto Monteiro S.C.U. Torreense Undisclosed
FW Fialho Lusitano de Évora Undisclosed
FW Jaruga Unidos Sambrazense Undisclosed

References

  1. ^ "Os jogos da 1.ª Divisão". Diário de Lisboa.
  2. ^ "Benfica e Sporting fizeram cada um apenas o seu golo, ambos de penalty". Diário de Lisboa.
  3. ^ "O Benfica venceu o Porto (3–2) e isolou-se". Diário de Lisboa.
  4. ^ "Empate no Restelo entre Benfica e Belenenses". Diário de Lisboa.
  5. ^ "Benfica e Porto, vencedores fora". Diário de Lisboa.
  6. ^ "Benfica e Porto a par". Diário de Lisboa.
  7. ^ "O Porto a caminho da reconquista od título? Benfica e Belenenses ficaram iguais". Diário de Lisboa.
  8. ^ "O Benfica cedeu um empate ao Belenenses". Diário de Lisboa.
  9. ^ "O Benfica isolado à frente do campeonato". Diário de Lisboa.
  10. ^ "O "leader" não se deixou surpreender". Diário de Lisboa.
  11. ^ "Benfica campeão de 1957". Diário de Lisboa.
  12. ^ "Benfica, 4 Torriense, 0". Diário de Lisboa.
  13. ^ "A Taça para o Benfica". Diário de Lisboa.
  14. ^ "O Benfica embora sem ter atingido grande plano venceu com merecimento o campeão francês". Diário de Lisboa.
  15. ^ "O Benfica elevou-se ao nível de um autêntico campeão". Diário de Lisboa.
  16. ^ "A primeira derrota do Benfica (3–2 contra a poderosa equipa do Santos F.C.)". Diário de Lisboa.
  17. ^ a b "Latin Cup 1957 – Real Madrid CF Winner". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  18. ^ "O Estádio de Castelo Brnaco foi hoje inaugurado com um festival em que jogou o Benfica". Diário de Lisboa.
  19. ^ "Benfica-Belenenses". Diário de Lisboa.
  20. ^ "Benfica". Diário de Lisboa.
  21. ^ "O Benfica foi derrotado pelo Vasco da Gama (5–2)". Diário de Lisboa.
  22. ^ "O Benfica emapatou com o Flamengo, após um jogo pleno equilibrio". Diário de Lisboa.
  23. ^ "O sensacional jogo da desforra entre Benfica e Flamengo, terminou com outro empate". Diário de Lisboa.
  24. ^ "O Benfica impôs-se ao América, mas por prepitação do remate não foi além do empate de 1–1". Diário de Lisboa.
  25. ^ "A primeira derrota do Benfica (3–2 contra a poderosa equipa do Santos F.C.)". Diário de Lisboa.
  26. ^ "Em pleno de evidência o Benfica venceu o Palmeiras (0–3)". Diário de Lisboa.
  27. ^ "O Benfica joga hoje na Bahia". Diário de Lisboa.
  28. ^ "O Benfica teve êxito no jogo-desforra de ontem disputado na Bahia". Diário de Lisboa.
  29. ^ "Mais outro empate dos Benfiquistas, desta vez diante do Santa Cruz F.C." Diário de Lisboa.
  30. ^ "Os Benfiquistas encerram a sua digressão pelo Brasil com uma exibição de alta qualidade em Belém do Pará". Diário de Lisboa.
  31. ^ "A colónia dos Portugueses rejubilou com a actuação dos Benfiquistas no jogo contra a seleção de Nova Inglaterra". Diário de Lisboa.
  32. ^ "O Benfica em frente da seleção da Liga Norte-Americana realizou uma exibição magistral". Diário de Lisboa.
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